The entire board only made it to 16 of its 53 meetings last year, including the twice-monthly regular meetings, workshops, hearings and special meetings.

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It can be hard to get all nine members of the Lafayette Parish School Board in the same room at the same time.

The entire board only made it to 16 of its 53 meetings last year, including the twice-monthly regular meetings, workshops, hearings and special meetings.

But some board members have better attendance records than others. While board President Shelton Cobb and member Kermit Bouillion didn't miss any meetings in 2012, four members - Tommy Angelle, Tehmi Chassion, Greg Awbrey and Rae Trahan - have absences that stretch into the double digits, according to an analysis of attendance ...